The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-02

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Belmont and Henry Willard, representing
a syndicate in which the Rothschiids and
the Deutsche Bank Of Berlin are the prin-
cipals, for the sale Of sS CO., 600 Of the third
mortgage bonds authorized at the special
meeting Of the stockholders OF the North
ern Pacific road.
The German steamer Leander, from
Cadix for Hamburg, struck the wreck OF
the W. A. Scholten in the English channel
ON the 23d and was tOwed to Dover in u
sinking condition. The wreck OF the
Scholten was lying directly in the path OF
traffic and a special lightship was sent to
replace the improvised one.
The German Bundesrath has fixed the
budget. The revenue and expenditure bal
ance is 92l $50 OOO marks. 'g-
DON JUAN, father OF Don Carlos, died at
Brighton, England, recently. BY Don
Juan's death the Spanish prctender claims
to be the legitimate King OF France.
The National Zeitung. of Berlin, says: 'It
is reported in medical circles that DR.. Vir.
chow found no cancerous particles in the
discharg, from the growth In the Crown
Princes throat The portion sent to DIR.
Virchow, however, was mutilated in tran
sit"
JEAN ADAM Drummer, naturaiized
American citizen, who was seized last
month by the German Government on the
ground that he had not done military duty
to that Government, has been released,
and he will be allowed to return to Amer.
lea.
THE American ship E. F. Sawyer, Captain
Dinsmore, from San Francisco, June II. for
Queenstown, was sunk by collision with
the British steamer Palinurus at Folke.
stone, Eng. the other morning. The crew
were saved.
HEAVY rains in Arkansas and Southern
Illinois on the 23d did much to extinguish
the devastating forest fires.
Two Russian steamers were IN collision
recently in the Black Sea. One of the YES.
sells sunk, drowning thirty five persons.
NJ. GREW on the 23d announced his inteu.
ton of resigning the Presidency of France,
the date Of which event he had not fixed.
The baggage of the Italian passengers OF
the chOlera-strickcn ship, Alcsia, who were
released from quarantine recently, has been
landed at Castle Garden.
A RECENT dispatch from st. Petersburg
says the police surprised an armed band OF
Nihilists in that city and arrested them af-
ter desperate resistance.
AT military banquet in Warsaw re-
Gently General Gourko, in proposing a
toast to his officers, said: ''Unless the AL
mighty has allotted me a very brief span OF
life, it will not be long before will again
lead you TO the field as did decade ago."
DR.. SCHLIEMANN denies that he has ex-
pressed his intention to bequeath his col
lection of antiquities to Germany. He is
now excavating the temple OF Venus at
Athens.
THE peace arbitration delegates, after
their return to England, spoke highly OF
their reception in America, and expressed
themselves as hopeful Of good results from
their visit.
T.V. PowDERLY, grand master workman,
Knights OF Labor, reiterates his determin-
alton to retire from the office next year.
THE German Reichstag was opened on
the oath, Minister Won Boetticher reading
the address from the throne, which was
brief.
SIDNEY DILLON has been elected presi.
dent Of the Oregon Trauscontinental rail-
way.
The Commercial Union Club, of Toronto,
Ont, proposes to send a delegation to
Washington to urge upon the British Fish.
cries Commission the importance of COM
mercial union with the United States.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for the
seven days ended November -, numbered
for the United States, 49,; Canada, 20;
total, 207.
THE London Times asserts that Mr.. Par.
nell has been living at Brockley, Eng, I'M
der the assumed name OF preston" hav-
ing taken a house there year ago. and re-
ceivcd all his letters and other communica-
tons there.
A FRENCH syndicate is reported 10 have
cornercd the spelter market by agents op.
Grating in Missouri. Kansas and Illinois,
where most of it is produced. The corner.
ing will work disastrously to the iron fur.
naces where contracts have to be filed.
THE jury in the Scholten inquest, at Do.
yer, Eng, returned verdict that the COLI
sion was due to an error Of Judgment on the
part Of the officers of the SchOlten in trying
to cross the bows of the Rosa Mary without
making allowance for the strong tide which
was flowing. AT the suggestion of the cor.
oner the clause in the verdict referring to
erroneous Judgment was STRICKEN out.
THE Pesther Lloyd denies that each of the
powers in the triple alliance is only bound
to assist the ally if two powers attack It.
1t says an ally is bound under all circum-
stances to assist.
HERR WEDEL.. PRESDoRFF has been re-
elected President Of the German Raichstag,
DIR. Bull aud Herr Unmihe Boms,e Vice
Presidents.
TIE LATEST.
The six days go-as- you please race at
Philadelphia ended on the Goth with the
following score: Littlewood, seq miles /
lap; Albert, SO miles; Panchot, Sill miles
9laps; Noremac, sol miles laps; Elson,
500 miles lap
john MANDERsoN, father CT United
States Senator Henderson, of Nebraska,
died in Philadelphia recently aged eighty
seven.
STOCKS were active and discount quiet
on the London Exchange during the week
ended November &c. Prices were strong on
the Paris Bourse despite the political crisis
At Berlin and Frankfort prices were firm
and business fairly active.
FIVE persons were killed and twenty in
Jurec By tornado which ravaged MiueoIa,
Tex, on the night of the 36th,
CLEARING house returns for week ended
November p showed an average decrease
Of le.9, compared with the corresponding
week OF last year. In New York the de-
crease was l7.9.
A GREAT fire occurred at Grand RAPIDS,
Mich, on the morning Of the 9th, break
ing out in the furniture store Of Nelson e.
Motter. Loss, s30oc00. The firm en-
ployed 500 men.
BEAcHodefeated Hanlan by two lengths
in the rowing match at Sydney, n. s. W.,
or the 9th. The race was closely con-
tested.
THE American Bank. OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
has gone into liquidation. It's capital was
$2Ol,OOO
w. j. BURKE, the d,faulting county
treasurer OF Galveston, Texr., was &C.
Quilted by the jury recently. Burke re-
turned most Of the money he decamped
with, and after sojourn abroad gave him